crupper

[ kruhp-er, kroop- ]

noun

1. a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
2. the rump or buttocks of a horse.
3. armor for the rump of a horse.

crupper

/ ˈkrʌpə /

noun

1. a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
2. the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of crupper¹

1250–1300; Middle English cro ( u ) per, variant of cruper < Anglo-French. See croup ², -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of crupper¹

C13: from Old French crupiere, from crupe croup ²

Example Sentences

Tenderly he buckled the crupper, and the horse edged around to try to kick him.

From Literature

He was singing his old school song: “We’ll tilt together Steady from crupper to poll, And nothin’ in life shall sever Our love for the dear old colL Follow-up, follow-up, follow-up, follow-up, follow-up Till the shield ring again and again With the clanks of the clanky true men.”

From Literature

Lancelot leaned on the withers of his horse, lifted his right leg over the crupper, and found himself on the ground.

From Literature

The crupper strap in the Sherman Monument can be unscrewed and pulled aside to allow the hatch door to be lifted off.

From New York Times

Ordinarily, the hatch is covered by a bronze version of a crupper strap, which runs from the saddle to a loop around the horse’s tail.

From New York Times